CARRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname : Nyirenda
First name : Foster
Date of Birth : 7th July, 1970
Marital Status : Married
Village : Aaron Mithi
TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY : Mtwalo
District : Mzimba
Nationality : Malawian
Language proficiency : English, Chichewa and Tumbuka
Contact address : ESCOM Ltd
Regional Control Centre-SES
P.O. Box 2047,
Blantyre,
Malawi.
Mobile phone : +265*********
E-mail : ***********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
1 - Position: Mechanical Engineering Technician (General Fitter) & Driver.
MINISTRY OF WORKS & SUPPLIES BASED IN MACHINE SHOP FROM 1997 TO 2001
Turning
Sheetmetal Work
Shaping
Welding both Arc & Gas
Drilling
Grinding
Bench Fitting
Number Plates Fittings
Vehicle & Plants serving; change of oils and filters, checking of brakes and water levels etc.
2 - ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION OF MALAWI LTD BASED AT TRANSFORMER WORKSHOP AS SWITCHGEAR & TRANSFORMER TECHNICIAN FROM 2001 TO 2008
Transformer and Switchgear Maintenance.
Transformer rewinding and rehabilitation.
Switchgear and Transformer Installation.
Protection and SCADA cables laying and granding.
Numbering and pulling of SCADA and Protection wires in Substations e.g. Chigumula and Mapanga Substation.
Gantry assembling and erection.
Isolator assembling and installation.
Protection and SCADA configuration assistance.
New Substation Construction.
3 - FROM 2008 TO DATE AS A DATA OFFICER
User support and training to staff in proper using of ICT equipment.
Carrying out software installation and equipment, as well as configuration of ICT systems and other applications.
Maintenance and monitoring of ICT equipment and systems.
Networking and trouble shooting of to resolve network problems.
Maintenance and upgrades of Local Area Network (LAN).
Database maintenance, backups and cyber security of ICT systems.
Vehicle tracking if are not abused by drivers.
Capturing and storing vehicle information.
Keeping vehicle Fuel Records on consumption and Maintenance.
Data backing up.
Internet configurations for PCs, Laptops and other related gadgets.
Troubleshooting, Maintenance, software Installation & hardware upgrading, networking, administration.
PC user technical support.
Capturing of outstanding faulty Transformers Data.
Proven experience of interpreting data into numerical.
Writing Trip Summary Report for Southern Electricity Supply.
Preparing Standby Roster for all SES Districts for payments to all involved.
Capturing of Fleet of Vehicles Mileage.
Negotiating for Vehicle Services which are due for Service.
Writing of Southern Region MERA Report for all Districts.
Writing weekly Maintenance reports for Distribution SES Districts.
COMPUTER LITERACY
1-Micro-soft Word, Excel, Power-point, Publisher SPSS data software.
2-Customer Support Service Provision first level assistance.
3-Install, Configure and Maintain Software.
4-Testing ICT Systems.
5-Maintenance of ICT equipment Systems.
6-Maintaining Data base as well as backups to avoid data loss.
7-Experience in outdoor sales of computer hardware and software.
8-Networking.
9-Computer software Installation and configuration.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
National Trade Test Certificate Grade One in General fitting obtained in 1996 at Salima Technical College.
Advanced City & Guilds of London Diploma in ICT Systems Support obtained at Polytechnic the University of Malawi Continuing Education Centre, obtained in 2012-2015.
City & Guilds of London Advanced Diploma in ICT Systems Support obtained at Polytechnic the University of Malawi Continuing Education Centre in 2015.
Certificate of attendance in Computer skills obtained in 2008 at Polytechnic University of Malawi by TEVETA.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) obtained in 1994 at Mzuzu and Salima Secondary Schools.
REFEREES:
Mr. George Matukuta,
ESCOM Mw Ltd,
P. O. Box 768,
Lilongwe,
Malawi. Cellphone; +265*********, E-mail; *********@*****.**
Mr. Khofi,
Soche Technical College,
P/Bag 515,
Limbe,
Malawi.
Cellphone: 088*-***-***
E-mail: *********@*********.***
Mr. J. I. Malenga,
Lilongwe Water Board,
P. O. Box 96,
Lilongwe,
Malawi.
Cell Phone: +265(0)888 564 528
E-mail: *********@*****.**.**